The best way to locate a book on your author is to type the author's name into the online catalog Most of the circulating books on your author will be found in the 800 section.
810 American Literature
813 Fiction Criticism
818 Individual Writers
You may be able to find a biography on your author in the 921 section of the library.
Reference
There are many books in the reference 800 section on literature and literary criticism. Reference books on authors are located in the 920 section. Ask the librarian for a handout to guide you in your search.
Databases
Books and Authors: A Gale Resource. Provides overviews of authors and their works.
Gale Virtual Library: E-books contains the following resources: Concise Major 21st Century Writers, Feminism in Literature, American Eras, American Decades, Encyclopedia of World Biographies.
Ebsco Research Databases: Literary Reference Center Plus, Literary Reference Center: This is a trial database.
Infobase Publishing E-books: Includes books on the following authors: Angelou, Baldwin, Fitzgerald,Hemingway, McCarthy, McCullers, Melville, Morrision, O'Conner, Porter, Roth, Steinbeck, Tan, Vonnegut, Walker, Wright
Literary Resource Center: Part of the Gale Resources. Full text criticism, overviews, and biographies.
American Authors Pathfinder
Circulating Books
The best way to locate a book on your author is to type the author's name into the online catalog Most of the circulating books on your author will be found in the 800 section.- 810 American Literature
- 813 Fiction Criticism
- 818 Individual Writers
You may be able to find a biography on your author in the 921 section of the library.Reference
There are many books in the reference 800 section on literature and literary criticism. Reference books on authors are located in the 920 section. Ask the librarian for a handout to guide you in your search.Databases
Literary Criticism on the Web